Deadly Care

{{Short description|1987 television film directed by David Anspaugh}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = | alt = | caption = | genre = [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]] | director = [[David Anspaugh]] | executive_producer = [[Joe Epstein]]<br>Wendy Riche<br>[[Paula Rudnick]] | producer = Medora Heilbron | location = | writer = Lane Slate | screenplay = | story = | based_on =  | starring = {{plainlist| * [[Cheryl Ladd]] * [[Jason Miller (playwright)|Jason Miller]] * [[Jennifer Salt]] * [[Belinda Balaski]] * [[Richard Evans (actor)|Richard Evans]] * [[Silvana Gallardo]] }} | narrator = | music = [[Tangerine Dream]] | cinematography = [[James Crabe]] | editor = Jane Schwartz Jaffe | company = [[Universal Television]] | network = [[CBS]] | released = {{Start date|1987|03|22}} | runtime = 96 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = }}

'''''Deadly Care''''' is a 1987 American [[made for television]] [[drama film]] starring [[Cheryl Ladd]] and [[Jason Miller (playwright)|Jason Miller]].<ref name=SS>{{cite news |last=Kelley |first=Bill |date=March 20, 1987 |title=Jason Miller Again Turns To Acting For 'Deadly Care' |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-03-20/features/8701180403_1_tv-movie-nurse-deadly-care |newspaper=[[Sun Sentinel]] |publisher=[[Tribune Publishing]] |issn=0744-8139 |oclc=45155582 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204084914/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-03-20/features/8701180403_1_tv-movie-nurse-deadly-care |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 4, 2017 |access-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Margulies |first=Lee |date=March 21, 1987 |title=Weekend Tv : More Tribute Shows Fill The Air |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-21-ca-4487-story.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |publisher=[[Times Mirror Company]] {{small|now Los Angeles Times Communications LLC}} |issn=0458-3035 |oclc=3638237 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225122716/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-21-ca-4487-story.html |archive-date=February 25, 2025 |url-status=live |access-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cheryl Ladd A Drug-Addicted Nurse In 'Deadly Care' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/10090246/ |date=March 19, 1987 |newspaper=[[Kerrville Daily Times]] |publisher=[[Southern Newspapers Inc.]] |page=10 |oclc=14366504 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bobbin |first=Jay |date=March 13, 1987 |title=Nurse Ladd Is No 'Angel' Of Mercy |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1987/03/13/nurse-ladd-is-no-angel-of-mercy/ |newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |publisher=[[Tribune Publishing]] |issn=0744-6055 |oclc=1084339260 |access-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref>

''Deadly Care'' was director [[David Anspaugh]]'s last television film before directing the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-nominated film ''[[Hoosiers (film)|Hoosiers]]''.<ref name=SS/>

The film featured an original score by the band [[Tangerine Dream]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J7rDjqVu0qUC&q=deadly+care+tangerine+dream+cheryl+ladd&pg=PA104|publisher=SAF Publishing Ltd.|title=Digital Gothic: A Critical Discography of Tangerine Dream|author=Stamp, Paul|date=1997|page=104|isbn=9780946719181}}</ref>

==Plot== {{More plot|date=July 2017}} A critical care nurse abuses drugs and alcohol, causing her to make a near-fatal mistake in treating a patient.

==Cast== {{Div col|colwidth=22em}} * [[Cheryl Ladd]] as Anne Halloran * [[Jason Miller (playwright)|Jason Miller]] as Dr. Miles Keefer * [[Jennifer Salt]] as Carol * [[Belinda Balaski]] as Terry * [[Richard Evans (actor)|Richard Evans]] as Jim * [[Silvana Gallardo]] as Blanca Orella * [[Ann Hearn]] as Suze * [[Peggy McCay]] as Mrs. Halloran * [[Terrence E. McNally]] as Frank Halloran * [[Chris Mulkey]] as Richard Halloran * [[Laurie O'Brien]] as Gloria * [[Willard E. Pugh|Willard Pugh]] as Male Nurse * [[John Hammond (actor)|John Hammond]] as Larry * [[Arthur Taxier]] as Dr. Davidson * [[Patricia Wilson]] as Marsha Foland * [[Micole Mercurio]] as Greta * Patrick Campbell as Mr. Skinner * [[Troy Melton]] as Mr. Duffy * [[Beth Grant]] as Madge * [[Troy Evans (actor)|Troy Evans]] as Dr. Derwin * [[S. A. Griffin]] as The Stranger * [[Paddi Edwards]] as Mrs. Kellerman * Scott Richard Ehredt as Dr. Jackson * Frank Biro as Mr. Cafarelli * Phyllis Flax as Mrs. Reardon * Ron Recasner as Dr. Mallory * Patricia Huston as Marsha Foland * John Christy Ewing as Dr. Lloyd Lucas * John Howard Swain as Joel * Gerry Gibson as Farther O'Brien * Noel De Souza as Dr. Wasanta * Joe Dorsey as Mr. Halloran * Suzanne O'Donnell as Stewardess * Judy Jean Berns as Airport Clerk * Daryl Wood as Woman in Elevator {{div col end}}

==Reception== The ''[[Sun-Sentinel]]'' wrote "Deadly Care may be remembered as a career footnote: as director David Anspaugh's last TV movie before making the Oscar-nominated feature [[Hoosiers (film)|Hoosiers]]."<ref name=SS/>

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0092845}} *[https://archive.org/details/DeadlyCareCBSSundayMovieMar.221987 Deadly Care at Internet Archive]

[[Category:English-language American television shows]] [[Category:1987 television films]] [[Category:1987 films]] [[Category:1987 drama films]] [[Category:American drama television films]] [[Category:Films directed by David Anspaugh]] [[Category:Films scored by Tangerine Dream]] [[Category:1987 English-language films]] [[Category:English-language drama films]]